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Cisneros, Jesus; Cadenas, German – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2017
DREAMzone is an educational intervention designed to increase higher education professionals' competency and self-efficacy for working with undocumented students. Grounded in social learning theory, we developed the DREAMer-ally instrument to investigate the effects of DREAMzone on DREAMer-ally competency and self-efficacy. Findings support the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Staff Development, Self Efficacy, Competency Based Education

del Bueno, Dorothy J. – Nursing Outlook, 1976
An inservice learning format is described which requires both a standard for performance and a tool to measure performance objectively. Its use can shift the nursing inservice education emphasis from transmission and acquisition of knowledge to acquisition and application of skills and knowledge. (Author/MS)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Course Descriptions, Educational Objectives, Inservice Education
Alamprese, Judy; And Others – 1988
The English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) Teacher Institute, created in 1980, is a staff development program for preparing instructors to use ESL techniques and materials. The Institute is for beginning and inexperienced ESL teachers. An evaluation of the 1986-87 institute was undertaken to determine the institute's impact on instructors' abilities…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Beginning Teachers, Competency Based Education, English (Second Language)
McMillan, Samuel H., Jr. – 1979
The University of Texas Pilot Program was operated in five sites in Texas (Abilene, Brownsville, El Paso, Houston, and Temple) to demonstrate the utility of competency-based high school diplomas for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) clients. Included among the program features common to all five sites were the following: (1) the…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Competency Based Education, Demonstration Programs, High School Equivalency Programs
Alamprese, Judith A. – 1993
Connecticut's Adult Performance Program (CAPP), which was initiated in 1986, is a mix of policies, training, and technical assistance activities based on the following elements: specification of expected competency-based program outcomes; development of an assessment and instructional model to facilitate achievement of the program outcomes;…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Agency Cooperation, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
Conti, Gary J.; Giles, Wayne E. – 1978
Designed to develop competency-based adult education (CBAE) as an alternative adult education delivery system, the Illinois CBAE Project provided a series of three workshops and a consultation for 48 Illinois adult education practitioners. The workshops consisted of an awareness workshop, a module development workshop, and an evaluation and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Competency Based Education, Fused Curriculum
Skoglund, Frederic W. – 1983
The instructional management system of Glendale (Arizona) Union High School District is described. Efforts in this area are coordinated through six interrelated components: (1) a well-defined curriculum, with extensive review and community survey of learner priorities; (2) program improvement plans based on the Theory Z concept, in which the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Design, Educational Objectives, Instructional Design

Drier, Harry N. – 1980
This second volume of the final report contains twenty-eight report appendixes. The narrative portion is available separately--see note. Contents include (1) Work Flow Network, (2) Work Breakdown Structure (components, activities, tasks), (3) Listings of Competency Literature Sources, (4) Criteria for Writing Competency Statements and Assessing…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Competence, Competency Based Education
Drier, Harry N. – 1980
This report discusses a project to facilitate and enhance fulfillment of legislated authorities and requirements for meeting career guidance program needs. Chapter 1 lists its four aims: analyze pertinent federal and state legislative provisions, identify competencies needed by guidance personnel to effectively conduct a comprehensive career…
Descriptors: Career Education, Career Guidance, Competence, Competency Based Education
Hacker, James C. – 1992
A workplace literacy demonstration project was implemented through a partnership among the Michigan Department of Education, Michigan Institute for Adult Learning and Literacy, and the United Auto Workers/General Motors (UAW/GM) Human Resource Center. Competency-based, job-related foundation skills training was provided for 400 employees, and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education, Computer Managed Instruction
Alpena Community Coll., MI. – 1993
These materials include a report, evaluation, and book written about a workplace literacy project involving education (Alpena Community College), business and industry (Besser Company and Alpena Power Company), and labor (Thunder Bay Labor Council). The report specifies objectives; accomplishments, including development of eight courses in math,…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Learning, Adult Literacy, Community Colleges
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Adult Education. – 1982
This catalog of adult education projects for fiscal year 1982 is the fifth in a series of annual listings of education projects funded by states under Section 310 of the Adult Education Act. Included in the catalog are descriptions of 255 developmental activities in the following program areas: adult basic education, administration, adult…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Annual Reports
Virginia State General Assembly, Richmond. Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. – 1999
Virginia has 36 criminal justice training academies, including 10 regional academies. The academies conduct entry-level, inservice, and specialized training for law enforcement officers, jailers, and other criminal justice personnel. In 1998, the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) was directed to review the quality, consistency,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Change Strategies, Competence, Competency Based Education